Poetry By: Terri Lyn Stanfield


{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?} {Blanketed In Love} {The Best Things} {Angel} {Always On My Mind} {Abyss} {I've Dared} {Soulmate} {When}
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Completed

Strolling through life
Alone, and lonely
Til I turned a corner
And, ran right into you
I wasn't looking for you
That's what I'd have said
If you'd asked; you didn't
You simply waltzed into my heart
And, made it your own
Took control of my emotions
And, turned my world around
Filled a void in my soul
That I'd refused to acknowledge
And, for the first time in my life
I am complete

{Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?}
{Blanketed In Love} {The Best Things} {Angel} {Always On My Mind}
{Abyss} {I've Dared} {Soulmate} {When}{top of page}

 

Come Back To Me

In the middle of the lonely night
I think of you
And I wonder if you think of me
I think you do
When I close my eyes you're in my arms
Held oh so tight
And I savor all the memories
And hold them close
For memories are all that I have
Our time has passed
Yet my heart refuses to agree
It is still yours
Does yours still belong to me? Does it?
How can it not?
We were far too close to truly part
Our souls were one
And they still are. Can't you feel it, too?
Return to me
Until you do, we are incomplete
We are two halves
Only when together are we whole
I need you so
I am empty without you, my love
Come fill me up
With your love, you laughter; with yourself
Come back to me


12/13/2000

{Completed} {Can You Feel It?} {Blanketed In Love}
{The Best Things} {Angel} {Always On My Mind}
{Abyss} {I've Dared} {Soulmate} {When}{top of page}

 

 

Can You Feel It?

What makes a great piece of writing?
Is it the rhythm of the words?
The way one flows into another?
Is it the cadence of a poem?
The way one line matches one previous?
Is it the passion that is felt by the author?
Or the inflection we give the work as we read it?
Is it the way we get caught up in the storyline?
And the ability to escape into it,
At least for the time it takes to read the work.
It's all of these things.
And the ability to open ourselves up to a whole new
world.
To feel the words come to life.
And to become, in the world of fantasy,
The person we dare not be in reality.
But only when we can feel in the reading of it,
What the author felt in the writing of it,
Is it truly a magical experience.

1/10/2001

{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Blanketed In Love}
{The Best Things} {Angel} {Always On My Mind}
{Abyss} {I've Dared} {Soulmate} {When}{top of page}

 

 

Blanketed In Love

This blanket that's wrapped around me
Provides much more than protection from the cold
Each and every stitch was crocheted with pure love
And as I wrap myself in the blanket
I feel the love engulf me
And it reaches down to my very soul
And the warmth spreads throughout my being
And I feel your arms wrap around me
And the miles that lie between us disappear
And I feel you here by my side once more

This is dedicated to Nadine, the very best friend anyone has ever had.
I am
thankful, daily, that she is mine.

1/2/2001

{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?}
{The Best Things} {Angel} {Always On My Mind}
{Abyss} {I've Dared} {Soulmate} {When}{top of page}

 

 

The Best Things

Smelling a flower in full bloom
Holding the hand of the one you love
Reveling in the laughter of a child
Basking in the warmth of the sun
Walking in the pouring rain
Bringing a smile to the faces of the elderly
Sharing a hug filled with warmth
Seeing the first time a baby smiles
Watching the clouds as they float by
Feeling the tickle of a puppy's kisses
If you just take the time to notice
You'll discover for yourself
It really is true
The best things in life are free

1/6/2001

{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?}
{Blanketed In Love} {Angel} {Always On My Mind}
{Abyss} {I've Dared} {Soulmate} {When}{top of page}

 

Angel

You must surely be an angel
What else could explain your aura
The purity of your spirit
The way you glow with innocence
Or the way just your presence calms
The way your smile lights up a room
The way your touch soothes a soul's pain
There's no other explanation
That comes close to doing justice
In describing your sweet beauty
You are an angel come to earth
And after being touched by you
I'll never again be the same

12/23/2000

{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?}
{Blanketed In Love} {The Best Things} {Always On My Mind}
{Abyss} {I've Dared} {Soulmate} {When}{top of page}

 

Always On My Mind

I think of you, and it brings a smile to my face
Remembering times we've been together
Things we've done, talks we've had
Just being with you brings joy to my heart
You reached into the darkest recesses of my soul
And lit them up with your unconditional love
Though hundreds of miles lay between us
I have only to think of you, and you are here
In my heart, in my mind, surrounding me
Lifting my spirits, soothing my turmoil
Being everything that I need you to be
And all I have to do is think of you
And so I do, constantly, for I want you with me always


11/15/2000

{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?}
{Blanketed In Love} {The Best Things} {Angel}
{Abyss} {I've Dared} {Soulmate} {When}{top of page}

 

 

Abyss

I feel so lonely, and out of sync
I've come to the end of my rope
I've reached my limit, I'm at the brink
I've lost my way, I have no hope
I am living in a black abyss
And edging on oblivion
I know I cannot go on like this
I have to start to live again
Surely somewhere deep inside myself
I can find the strength that I need
To start out on the long road to health
And follow wherever it leads
But all I can see is darkness now
I don't know how to reach the light
I just keep spiralling further down
Though I'm trying my best to fight
I need someone to throw out a line
To take my hand and not let go
To help me reach that one place in time
Where I can take back my lost soul


1/9/2001

{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?}
{Blanketed In Love} {The Best Things} {Angel} {Always On My Mind}
{I've Dared} {Soulmate} {When}{top of page}

 

 

I've Dared

 

I've felt you in my fantasies
Soothing my soul
And easing my mind
I've seen you in my dreams
But here you are
In my reality
Things I dared to dream
Now I dare to live
Love, so much desired
Pulses through my veins
My mind's at peace
My soul's at rest
I dared to dream
And you came true

{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?}
{Blanketed In Love} {The Best Things} {Angel} {Always On My Mind}
{Abyss} {Soulmate} {When}{top of page}

Soulmate


Passing through time
One life to another
Searching each other out
Knowing instinctively
This one is part of my soul

{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?}
{Blanketed In Love} {The Best Things} {Angel} {Always On My Mind}
{Abyss} {I've Dared} {When}{top of page}

 

When

When I feel like crying, you make me smile
When I doubt myself, you make me believe
When my heart is sad, you give me joy
When I feel unloveable, you love me anyway
When I feel weighed down, you give me wings
When I feel alone, you remind me I'm not
When I need a hand, yours is always there
When I need a hug, your arms are wide open
When I need a friend, you're the best of the best
And when I have you, I need nothing else

{Completed} {Come Back To Me} {Can You Feel It?}
{Blanketed In Love} {The Best Things} {Angel} {Always On My Mind}
{Abyss} {I've Dared} {Soulmate} {top of page}